guenille

French

Etymology

Variation of guenipe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡə.nij/
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Noun

guenille f (plural guenilles)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) rag(s)
    Synonyms: haillon, lambeau
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Un amas de guenilles lui recouvrait les épaules, et un vieux castor défoncé, s'arrondissant en cuvette, lui cachait la figure; […] .
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